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- passing the medical licensing exam was an uphill battle, but she succeeded
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- a battle between rival gangs left two people lying dead on the street
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- affray
- [chiefly British],
- battle royal,
- brawl,
- broil,
- donnybrook,
- free-for-all,
- melee
- (also mêlée),
- mix-up,
- ruckus,
- ruction
- altercation,
- argle-bargle
- [chiefly British],
- argument,
- argy-bargy
- [chiefly British],
- contretemps,
- controversy,
- cross fire,
- disagreement,
- dispute,
- falling-out,
- kickup,
- misunderstanding,
- quarrel,
- row,
- spat,
- squabble,
- tangle,
- tiff,
- wrangle
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- soldiers who desperately wanted to forget the horrors that they had witnessed in battle
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- the chess game was a real battle between two of the world's best players
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- ball game,
- combat,
- competition,
- conflict,
- confrontation,
- contention,
- contest,
- dogfight,
- duel,
- face-off,
- grapple,
- match,
- rivalry,
- strife,
- struggle,
- sweepstakes
- (also sweep-stake),
- tug-of-war,
- war,
- warfare
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verbSynonyms & Antonyms of battle (Entry 2 of 2)
- the two armies battled each other for control of the bridge
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- we must battle hunger and poverty wherever they exist
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“Battle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/battle. Accessed 27 Sep. 2021.
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The first known use of battle was in the 13th century
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